diff --git a/salt/files/master.d/_defaults.conf b/salt/files/master.d/_defaults.conf
index b08292e..50dfa7d 100644
--- a/salt/files/master.d/_defaults.conf
+++ b/salt/files/master.d/_defaults.conf
@@ -321,6 +321,8 @@ client_acl_blacklist:
 # will be terse unless a state failed, in which case that output will be full.
 {{ get_config('state_output', 'full') }}
 
+{{ get_config('yaml_utf8', 'False')  }}
+
 
 #####      File Server settings      #####
 ##########################################